Forprise
Defined in 7 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
An exception; reservation; excepted; reserved. Anciently, a term of frequent use in leases and conveyances. Cowell; Blount.
In another sense, the word is taken for any exaction. Cunningham, Law Diet. F0R8CHET. A strip of land lying next to the highway. Cowell.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
An exception; reservation; excepted; reserved. Anciently, a term of frequent use in leases and conveyances. Cowell; Blount.
In another sense, the word is taken for any exaction.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
foreprise, foysprise, /. fr. and eng.
In old English law. An exception; a reservation.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
An exception; reservation; excepted; reserved. Anciently, a term of frequent use in leases and conveyances. Cowell; Blount.
In another sense, the word is taken for any exaction.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Foreprise, Forepriu. L. Fr. <k Eng. [from Fr. for, out, and prise, a taking; L. Lat. forprisa,forpri8um,\ In old English law. An exception, or taking out; a reservation; excepted, reserved; excepting. A term formerly used in conveyances and leases, in which ^'excepted and foreprised'* was an usual expression. CtywelL Blount. Old deed, ibid. See Forsprise. Written horsprise in the Stat, Exon, 14 Edw. I.: a form not explained by either Spelman, Cowell or Blount, but readily accounted for by the circumstance of / and h being convertible letters. See Hors,
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
taken before hand. This word is sometimes, though but seldom, used in leases and conveyances, implying an exception or reservation.. Forprise, in another sense, is taken for any exaction. Cunn. Dict. h. t.